Garment



May 28,1940. D. B. FISHER 2,202,341

GA-RMENT Filed ApIfil 1l, 1958 Patented May 28, 1940 This inventionrelates to garments and' has for the primary object the' provision of'vadevice' which will affordmaximum warmth tothe bodyv of the wearer,comfortl andfreeyd'om ovf'mov'ernent and which may be worn either closedor' yopen with attractive and neata-ppearance'.

Another object of the-'invention isthe pro-V' vision of Ia garmentwhichv includesfront portionsv which may be worn in overlappedrelationland detachably secured on the waistbandfof thef'garment'at the oppositesides Osaidgarment or worn in turned back-position andv fastened on'Vthe garment atthe sides of the waistband, providing at the front ofthegarment ja VtypeQopening extending tothe waistband and .furtherproviding draped lapels .givingl the garment an'ata tractive appearance.

i With'th'ese and vother objects-in view, this invention lconsists incertain `Anovel features of f construction, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more rfully described andl claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had `tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l isa front elevation showing a garment constructed in accordance with the'present invention and showing the front portions arranged in overlappedrelation Aand secured at, oppositeA sides of the waistband. l

Figure2 ris a front elevation illustrating a garment with the frontportions folded back and fastened at opposite sides ofthe waist bandproviding draped lapels on the front of the garment and a V-shapedopeningv extending from the neck portion to the waist band.

Figure?? is a front elevation showingone of the front portions detached.

Figure 4 is a rrear elevation, partly in section, showing the waist bandand fasteners thereon.

Figure 5 is a front elevation showing a garment equipped with sleeves.l.

Referring in detail tothe drawing, the Anu-v meral indicates a garmentwhich maybe of the sleeveless type, as shown in` Figures 1 to 4iinclusive, or have sleeves, as shown in Figure 5.

- The garment I consists of front portions 2 and 3, a back portion 4, aneck portion 5, `armholes k6 and a waist band Thefback portion 4 Aandneck portion 5 are tailored to have a form t and,

the front portions 2 and 3 are cut to be form fitting and provided withoverlapping extensions A, as shown in Figures l andY 3. lI'he extensionsmay be folded back upon their respective front portions toprovide drapedlapels, as shown in Dammi Fisher;weggegaan; "ApplicationoAprilzfii,marisa-iai 291,394

Figure 2,'fan'd providing in the front of thegar-` ment' 'ai yV'shapedopening extendingk from the neck 'portion l5 to the waist bandf Thewaistl band has sepfarable'.` fasteners 8 for securing the-Waistb-andglclosed as'sho'wnflin Figurl' -21v with 'a tight '5 fit aboutl'the 'waist of they wearer leaving end porv tions-fof thelwaistband,indicatedby`the char'- f acter B, free.` :1 TheA end portion'sHBvarej seem-ed onthe. eXtensionsiAv--of the frontl portions. -But-V tons9 or other similar fasteners are secured on 10 the waist` band *at'fopposite sides of `the'garment land the portions-Bof lthe waist bandhave button--v vhcales'1l0at their'fre'e'i ends. The `buttons 9 'andbuttonholes lib-'permitthejfastening of the end v portionsvBonto ythewaistband at `the sidesof l5 I thegarmenteitherwith-lthe extensions A ofthe 4front-,v.portions overlapped, a-s-shownlin Figures'l and j 3,r orfoldedhbackupon thefrontportions, asshownin Figure 2, to provide thegarment with draped lapels and av V-shaped' opening in 20 the front ofthe garment.; i It willv be seen from the drawing that when the garmentis worn, as 'shown lin Figure 1, the front` portions overlap and arefirmly. fastened.

imposition so that the garment will have a neat. 25 l ly closed .andtailored appearance. However, when desiring to wear the'garment as shownin Figure 2, the end portionsB are yfolded back upon the waist band andsecured at the sides of vthe garment'by passing the buttons 9 through30` the buttonholes.- The end portions B of the waist band thusfastenedonto the waistband fold the extensions A- back onthe frontportions providing to thel garment at Athefront thereofA draped lapelsand `the V-shaped opening ex- Q35 tending from the neck portion to thewaist bandl where it is closed bythe fasteners 8.

' vThe waist band is preferably constructed of an elastic material.while the remaining vrportion of the garment may be made of anymaterialsuit- 40' "able for the purpose. 'When the sleeves are rern-A vployed on.the garment, as shown in Figure '5, it' isf preferable that'saidsleevesfhave cuirs Il of r`some suitable material having elasticity.While the drawing in some placesy thereon?L5 l f shows the use ofbuttons and buttonholes on the garment, it is to" be understood thatother types ofl fasteners maybe employed. j

` What is claimed is:

v1. AA garment comprising a jacket body 'in--50 cluding neck, .back andopenable 'opposite front portions, said front vportions each having anextended tapering lower corner part to be brought forwardlyintooverlapping relation to` the complemental correspondingly tapered.corner part of the opposite front portion of the jacket body and to befolded back on its own front portion to form a substantially triangularlapel, a waistband secured to and carried by said back and frontportions of the jacket body at the bottom thereof and extending entirelybetween the frontal corner ends of the garment, separable fastener meanson said waistband equidistant inwardly froml the opposite ends thereofto secure the intermediate portion of the waistband encircled about thewaist of the wearer with the outer portions of the waistband beyond saidfastener means and carried by said extended corner parts of the frontportions free of attachment to each f other, and means for securing saidfree portions of the waistband at opposite sides of the garment eitherin forwardly overlapped relation with the adjacent front portions of thejacket body correspondingly overlapped and forming.

a .relatively short vV-shaped opening adjacent the neck portion of thegarment or in folded back relation on the waistband to bring said partsof the front'portions into folded positionv therewith to provide drapedlapels on said front portions and a longer V-shaped opening between'said front portions extending from the neck portion of the jacket bodyto the waistband.

2. A garment comprising a jacket body including a neck, back andopenable opposite front portions,an elastic waistband secured on theback and front portions, separable fasteners carried by said waistbandinwardly from its opposite ends for securing the band in an encirclingcondition and providing free end portions capable of being folded backon the waistband or brought forwardly in overlapping relation thereon,at will, fasteners for securing the end portions of the waistband ineither the said folded back or forthem with extended tapered flap partsmovable with the attached end portions of the waistband whereby to beplaced either in forwardly overlapping relation to` the adjacentopposite front.

portion of the jacket body or to be folded back on their own frontportions to provide draped lapels therewith and a Vshaped opening in thejacket body extending from the neck portion thereof to the waistband.

`3. Ak garment comprising a jacket bodyincludng a neck, back andopenable opposite front portions, said front portions vbeing each of ashape to provide an extended tapered lower corner part to be broughtforwardly into overlapping relation to the complemental correspondinglytapered corner part of the opposite front portion of the jacket body andto be folded back on its own front body portion so as to form asubstantially triangular lapel, a waistband secured to and carried bythe back and front portions of the jacket body at the bottom thereof andextending'entirely between the frontal corner ends of the garment,vseparable fastener means on said waistband equidistant inwardly from theopposite ends thereof for securing the intermediate portion of thewaistband encircled about the waist of the wearer with the outerportions of the waistband beyond said fastener means free of attachmentto each other, and means for detachably securing the ends of said freeportions of the waistband in either forwardly overlapped or folded backrelation on said waistband on opposite sides of the jacket body.

DANIEL B. FISHER.

